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UCC Research & Innovation Awards 2025


Nominations are now open, and close on Friday March 27th at 5pm


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Researching innovation to empower an entrepreneurial ecosystem

Goal 1.5 of UCC’s strategic plan 2023 – 2028 is to ‘Create an innovation culture and entrepreneurial campus, underpinned by an ethos of creativity and discovery’. Central to this, is research informed teaching to develop future entrepreneurs from UCC’s diverse student population.
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Photo: Dr Gillian Barrett, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship & Management in Cork University Business School.
12 Mar 2026

Researching innovation to empower an entrepreneurial ecosystem

Goal 1.5 of UCC’s strategic plan 2023 – 2028 is to ‘Create an innovation culture and entrepreneurial campus, underpinned by an ethos of creativity and discovery’. Central to this, is research informed teaching to develop future entrepreneurs from UCC’s diverse student population.
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Photo (L-R): Professor John Cryan, Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Dr Sally Cudmore, Director of UCC Innovation. Image credit: UCCTV
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UCC innovations drive impact for Irish industry in 2025

University College Cork (UCC) has published its 2025 Innovation Impact Report, highlighting a year of strong engagement with Irish industry and significant impact for Irish-owned and Irish-based companies.
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Photo (L-R): Professor John Cryan, Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Dr Sally Cudmore, Director of UCC Innovation. Image credit: UCCTV
09 Mar 2026

UCC innovations drive impact for Irish industry in 2025

University College Cork (UCC) has published its 2025 Innovation Impact Report, highlighting a year of strong engagement with Irish industry and significant impact for Irish-owned and Irish-based companies.
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